A decent rain

[cswilson]

Cowman-thats the weird thing about ths drought it's cold and dry-frost everry nite then not very warm during day-the little moisture we had kind of freezedried. No hoppers yet and finally got some rain this weekend.

[cakadu]

I agree that pastures have been dismal this past couple of years and no thanks to the grasshoppers either. Part of the reason the pastures have faired so poorly is that they have been continuously overgrazed and that does not allow for any reserves to be built up.

People practicing sustainable grazing management have had pasture reserves despite the drought conditions and the hoppers.

We need so much more rain and what we need to do is let it recharge areas that people want drained for whatever reasons. I'm not sure that we can continue to deny the effects of what we have been doing to the atmosphere and to our weather patterns. There are such strange weather phenomena everywhere that something is awry. Mother Nature has a way of reminding us just who is in charge.

We are very thankful for the rain that we have received and hope that this is not the end of it. At least things are finally starting to green up and the trees and such must be believing that the warmer weather is finally coming because most are now starting to leaf out.

Dandelions are coming on strong, no matter what the weather.

[cowman]

I wonder Linda, if the people in Manitoba, do something different than we do here? They always seem to be getting flooded out and seem to have rain to spare?
I suspect something very weird is happening with the weather...or maybe not? Maybe this is just the normal pattern? I suspect mans impact on the weather is minimal at best?
Personally I support Global Warming! I'm getting sick of a country where it is so darned cold you might get 3 months of frost free weather!
Like cswilson says it seems to be getting drier and colder, and I want to be on record, that I support wetter and hotter! So if pollution and green house gasses will help us get wetter and hotter, then I'm all for it!
As far as draining wetlands goes...I'm against it. Mostly garbage land anyway and the fact is we need to produce less food, not more!

[cow-patty]

Lots of rain here up north , oats and grass is in... Hmm do I get to go to Thailand in Jan too ? lol